Re: [PATCH] FIX: Remove error message during reshape restart

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On Wed, 21 Sep 2011 07:20:33 +0000 "Kwolek, Adam" <adam.kwolek@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: NeilBrown [mailto:neilb@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 5:10 AM
> > To: Kwolek, Adam
> > Cc: linux-raid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Ciechanowski, Ed; Labun, Marcin
> > Subject: Re: [PATCH] FIX: Remove error message during reshape restart
> > 
> > On Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:56:38 +0200 Adam Kwolek <adam.kwolek@xxxxxxxxx>
> > wrote:
> > 
> > > When reshape is restarted freeze() is called on blocked already array.
> > > Meaningless error message is displayed and reshape is continued
> > > without interruption.
> > 
> > Maybe I'm just having a bad day, but again I cannot understand the situation
> > that you are trying to fix.
> 
> In assemble_container_content () one of the first command for reshape case is: 
> 	if (content->reshape_active)
> 		block_subarray(content);
> 
> This means that call block_monitor () will produce error message while array is frozen.
> 
> I think, that in fact for reshape continue case block_monitor () should skip frozen
> arrays and freeze all other /not frozen yet/. I've got the following change in my sent Q (this will replace suppressing error message patch):
> 
> instead:
> if (sra->text_version[0] == '-')
> 			break;
> 
> I think should be:
> 
> if (sra->text_version[0] == '-') {
> 	if (restart)
> 		continue;
> 	else
> 		break;
> }

Why not just get rid of it completely - it doesn't seem to be necessary.

NeilBrown



> 
> This will freeze whole container during reshape continuation (just like for reshape start).
> 
> A few more fixes for freezing are in my Q also. I'll send them soon.
> 
> 
> > 
> > When we restart a reshape the array should not be frozen should it?  Maybe
> > it is after your new series of patches, in which case if you think this is still
> > relevant, please add this to that series.
> > 
> > If a reshaping array is started while in the 'initrd', then I think the only way
> > that it should be frozen is that sync_max should be set to where the reshape
> > is currently up to.
> 
> This patch is independent to 'initrd' problem, but I think about it.
> 
> BR
> Adam
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > 
> > NeilBrown
> > 
> > 
> > >
> > > Disable error message for reshape restart displayed by freeze()
> > > function.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Adam Kwolek <adam.kwolek@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > >
> > >  Grow.c |   17 +++++++++--------
> > >  msg.c  |    7 ++++---
> > >  msg.h  |    2 +-
> > >  3 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/Grow.c b/Grow.c
> > > index 04e6679..15d4a65 100644
> > > --- a/Grow.c
> > > +++ b/Grow.c
> > > @@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ static int check_idle(struct supertype *st)
> > >  	return is_idle;
> > >  }
> > >
> > > -static int freeze_container(struct supertype *st)
> > > +static int freeze_container(struct supertype *st, int restart)
> > >  {
> > >  	int container_dev = (st->container_dev != NoMdDev
> > >  			     ? st->container_dev : st->devnum); @@ -486,11
> > +486,12 @@
> > > static int freeze_container(struct supertype *st)
> > >
> > >  	if (!check_idle(st))
> > >  		return -1;
> > > -
> > > +
> > >  	fmt_devname(container, container_dev);
> > >
> > > -	if (block_monitor(container, 1)) {
> > > -		fprintf(stderr, Name ": failed to freeze container\n");
> > > +	if (block_monitor(container, 1, restart)) {
> > > +		if (!restart)
> > > +			fprintf(stderr, Name ": failed to freeze container\n");
> > >  		return -2;
> > >  	}
> > >
> > > @@ -508,7 +509,7 @@ static void unfreeze_container(struct supertype
> > *st)
> > >  	unblock_monitor(container, 1);
> > >  }
> > >
> > > -static int freeze(struct supertype *st)
> > > +static int freeze(struct supertype *st, int restart)
> > >  {
> > >  	/* Try to freeze resync/rebuild on this array/container.
> > >  	 * Return -1 if the array is busy,
> > > @@ -517,7 +518,7 @@ static int freeze(struct supertype *st)
> > >  	 * return 1 if it worked.
> > >  	 */
> > >  	if (st->ss->external)
> > > -		return freeze_container(st);
> > > +		return freeze_container(st, restart);
> > >  	else {
> > >  		struct mdinfo *sra = sysfs_read(-1, st->devnum,
> > GET_VERSION);
> > >  		int err;
> > > @@ -1444,7 +1445,7 @@ int Grow_reshape(char *devname, int fd, int
> > quiet, char *backup_file,
> > >  			devname);
> > >  		return 1;
> > >  	}
> > > -	frozen = freeze(st);
> > > +	frozen = freeze(st, 0);
> > >  	if (frozen < -1) {
> > >  		/* freeze() already spewed the reason */
> > >  		return 1;
> > > @@ -3846,7 +3847,7 @@ int Grow_continue(int mdfd, struct supertype
> > *st, struct mdinfo *info,
> > >  	if (st->ss->external) {
> > >  		fmt_devname(buf, st->container_dev);
> > >  		container = buf;
> > > -		freeze(st);
> > > +		freeze(st, 1);
> > >
> > >  		if (!mdmon_running(st->container_dev))
> > >  			start_mdmon(st->container_dev);
> > > diff --git a/msg.c b/msg.c
> > > index a10c930..0cae6ba 100644
> > > --- a/msg.c
> > > +++ b/msg.c
> > > @@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ int block_subarray(struct mdinfo *sra)
> > >   * As older versions of mdmon (which might run from initrd) don't
> > understand
> > >   * this, we first check that the running mdmon is new enough.
> > >   */
> > > -int block_monitor(char *container, const int freeze)
> > > +int block_monitor(char *container, const int freeze, const int
> > > +restart)
> > >  {
> > >  	int devnum = devname2devnum(container);
> > >  	struct mdstat_ent *ent, *e, *e2;
> > > @@ -388,8 +388,9 @@ int block_monitor(char *container, const int freeze)
> > >  	}
> > >
> > >  	if (e) {
> > > -		fprintf(stderr, Name ": failed to freeze subarray%s\n",
> > > -			to_subarray(e, container));
> > > +		if (!restart)
> > > +			fprintf(stderr, Name ": failed to freeze
> > subarray%s\n",
> > > +				to_subarray(e, container));
> > >
> > >  		/* thaw the partially frozen container */
> > >  		for (e2 = ent; e2 && e2 != e; e2 = e2->next) { diff --git
> > a/msg.h
> > > b/msg.h index c6d037d..1c8565b 100644
> > > --- a/msg.h
> > > +++ b/msg.h
> > > @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ extern int ping_monitor(char *devname);  extern int
> > > ping_monitor_by_id(int devnum);  extern int block_subarray(struct
> > > mdinfo *sra);  extern int unblock_subarray(struct mdinfo *sra, const
> > > int unfreeze); -extern int block_monitor(char *container, const int
> > > freeze);
> > > +extern int block_monitor(char *container, const int freeze, const int
> > > +restart);
> > >  extern void unblock_monitor(char *container, const int unfreeze);
> > > extern int fping_monitor(int sock);  extern int ping_manager(char
> > > *devname);

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